Taça do Atlântico

The Taça do Atlântico (English: Atlantic Cup, Spanish: Copa del Atlántico) was a national football team's competition between 1956 and 1976 on an irregular basis, contested by the national football teams from South America.[1] The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1] Paraguay did not play in the first edition of the competition.[1] There were 3 championships and the Brazil won them all.[1] In 1956, a club competition was played in parallel to the main competition, but the final between Boca Juniors and Corinthians was never played.[2]

1956 Taça do Atlântico

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 211020+23
 Argentina 211021+13
 Uruguay 200214−30

1960 Taça do Atlântico

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 320173+44
 Argentina 320165+14
 Uruguay 320135−24
 Paraguay 300325−30

12 July 1960
Brazil  5–1  Argentina
Chinesinho 18'
Pelé 22', 25' (pen)
Delém 62'
Pepe 83' 		Sosa 6'

17 August 1960
Argentina  4–0  Uruguay
Sanfilippo 48', 59', 69'
Jiménez 53'

1976 Taça do Atlântico

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6510125+711
 Argentina 6312139+47
 Paraguay 6132911−25
 Uruguay 6015514−91

Note:


25 February 1976
Paraguay  2–3  Argentina
Aquino 4' (pen)
Báez 53' 		Scotta 11', 38', 52'

25 February 1976
Uruguay  1–2  Brazil
Ocampo Nelinho
Zico

27 February 1976
Argentina  1–2  Brazil
Kempes 74' (pen) Lula 5'
Zico 67'

10 March 1976
Uruguay  2–2  Paraguay
Ocampo
Pereyra 		Pesoa
Paniagua

8 April 1976
Argentina  4–1  Uruguay
Kempes 21', 57'
Luque 50'
Scotta 89' 		Pereyra 79'

28 April 1976
Brazil  2–1  Uruguay
Rivelino
Zico 		Jorge Torres

28 April 1976
Argentina  2–2  Paraguay
Kempes 48', 50' Francisco Riveros 70'
Aquino 72' (pen)

19 May 1976
Brazil  2–0  Argentina
Lula 64'
Neca 88'

19 May 1976
Paraguay  1–0  Uruguay
Solalinde

9 June 1976
Brazil  3–1  Paraguay
Roberto Dinamite (2 goals)
Zico 		Díaz

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Copa del Atlántico". RSSSF. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Copa del Atlántico (Taça do Atlântico) de Clubes 1956". RSSSF. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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